# Marple North (Stockport electoral ward)

Marple North is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.
It covers the northern part of Marple and has two rail stations, both Marple Station and Rose Hill Marple. The ward also contains Brabyns Park as well as Etherow Country Park. Marple North was the seat of former Council Leader and former Cheadle MP Mark Hunter. Together with Bredbury & Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple South, and Offerton it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency.

## Councillors

Marple North electoral ward is represented in Westminster by William Wragg MP for Hazel Grove.
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem), Becky Senior (Lib Dem), and Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Mark Hunter (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) |
| 2006 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) |
| 2008 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) |
| 2010 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) |
| 2012 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) |
| 2014 | Geoff Abell (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) |
| 2015 | Geoff Abell (Lib Dem) | Annette Finnie (Con) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) |
| 2016 | Geoff Abell (Lib Dem) | Annette Finnie (Con) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) |
| 2018 | Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem) | Annette Finnie (Con) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) |
| 2019 | Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem) | Becky Senior (Lib Dem) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) |
| 2021 | Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem) | Becky Senior (Lib Dem) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) |
| 2022 | Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem) | Becky Senior (Lib Dem) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) |
indicates seat up for re-election.

## Elections in the 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Becky Senior | 2,225 | 51 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Lesley Sneddon | 940 | 21 |
| | Labour | Claire Vibert | 803 | 18 |
| | Green | Carolyn Julie Leather | 406 | 9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,285 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,374 | 46 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Gribbon | 2,213 | 48 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Sneddon | 1,115 | 24 |
| | Labour | Chris Gleeson | 810 | 18 |
| | Green | Carolyn Leather | 239 | 5 |
| | Independent | Kevin Dowling | 192 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,569 | 47 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Allan | 1,985 | 42 |
| | Conservative | John Bates | 1,393 | 29 |
| | Labour | David Rowbottom | 545 | 11 |
| | UKIP | Ray Jones | 316 | 7 |
| | Independent | Kevin Dowling | 315 | 7 |
| | Green | Trevor Smith | 207 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,761 | 49 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Annette Finnie | 2,888 | 38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bispham | 2,550 | 34 |
| | Labour | David Rowbottom | 1,040 | 14 |
| | UKIP | Ray Jones | 609 | 8 |
| | Green | Maggie Preston | 506 | 7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,593 | 76 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Abell | 1580 | 37% | −4.77% |
| | Conservative | Annette Claire Finnie | 1248 | 29% | +2.02% |
| | UKIP | Chelsea Helen Smith | 539 | 13% | +3.81% |
| | Labour | David Edward Rowbottom | 538 | 13% | −1.10% |
| | Green | Maggie Preston | 328 | 8% | +0.78% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 8% | −6.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4233 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Candler | 1,700 | 41.77 | −9.48 |
| | Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,098 | 26.98 | −8.62 |
| | Labour | David Rowbottom | 574 | 14.10 | +9.01 |
| | UKIP | Ray Jones | 374 | 9.19 | N/A |
| | Green | Maggie Preston | 294 | 7.22 | −0.84 |
| | Independent | Barry Minshall | 30 | 0.74 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 14.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,076 | 41.34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bispham | 2,061 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,680 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | David Rowbottom | 760 | 14.8 |
| | Green | Maggie Preston | 381 | 7.4 |
| | UKIP | Ray Jones | 253 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,151 | 51.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |